Dutch - VOC Blade - HELP! needed

[RhysMichael]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Mine is of much more primative-styling, but I always suspected that mine was likewise made for the Dutch East India Company (my sword dates to around the Anglo-Dutch War of 1660-70 in Ceylon). I bring this up because the only marking I have on mine is a series of 4 dots/punches in a diamond pattern almost exactly as appears on your blade near the VOC marking. Could this be a forgotten/lost marking associated with the Company? Interesting...

Just a thought could the VOC markings have been copied by local smiths, similar to the half moon marks or assad allah signature ?